Marilynne Robinson
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Reflections on Life-in-a-Pandemic: When to Hold ‘Em and When to Fold ‘Em
How Phobia Has Made Me Think About Fear
Thankful for this one from Joey Jekel. But you, Israel, my servant, Jacob, whom I […]
Another Week Ends: Mental Health (x4), Wreck It Ralph 2, Curling Cats!, David Chang, Marilynne Robinson and Billy Graham
1. A lot of mental health features this week, and we’ll start with this one published […]
On Anxiety Attacks and the Fiction of Scientific “Reality”
This one, from our archives, remains every bit as relevant (and comforting!) as when Ethan […]
Fluorescent Lighting and Vampire Haberdashery: Some Thoughts on Scapegoating and Parables
For me, writing about grace is like undressing in a cold changing room, with floor-to-ceiling mirrors […]
Reading Gilead and the Tyranny of Should
This one comes to us from our friend Connor Gwin. I have started reading Marilynne […]
Five Golden…Themes! What We Loved Writing about in 2015
As we blanket our house with nic-nacs and expensive toys, it’s the perfect time to […]
Another Week Ends: Little Richard, Brand Luther, Star Wars, Marilynne Robinson’s Soul, and Identifying As…?
Click here to listen to the accompanying episode of The Mockingcast. 1) On the heels […]
Another Week Ends: Work and Play, Oprah and Colbert, Barack and Marilynne, Kanye Western, and Yes, Death
The work and play issue continues. This week we saw two articles surface that had […]
Another Week Ends: St. Paul’s Gift, Princeton’s Fifth Quintile, Biden’s Kierkegaard, Russia’s Soul, Pixar’s SadLab, and the Peak of Television
1) After the seriously powerful interview Colbert conducted with Vice President Joe Biden, Quartz did […]
Another Week Ends: Misplaced Fear, Further Reflections on an Epidemic, Recovery and the Ego’s Death, Dave Eggers, Marilynne Robinson, and Clickhole
1. It’s a little too easy, but Barry Ritholtz over at Bloomberg helpfully reminds us that […]
Another Week Ends: Startup Cities, Dangerous Perfectionism, Marilynne Robinson, Self-Satisfied Commissars, Subconscious Songwriting, and Cosmopolitan Hope
Before we get going, the Houston Conference is almost here!! While we never turn anyone […]
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